First and foremost, I'd like to thank Montego1 (or as I like to call him, Monty) for allowing me the opportunity to log FinaFlex's BCAA+SAA and ALC+CLA. This is my first run with FinaFlex products so I am super excited. I've taken BCAA's in the past, but am new to SAA and I've never used CLA before. I'm looking forward to what these two products, along with proper nutrition and exercise, have to offer! What I'm looking for in a BCAA is help with muscle recovery after my workouts and endurance before my workouts. I'm totally not a morning person so I definitely need something to wake me up for cardio. CLA, as I understand it, can help with weight loss if taken over a prolonged period of time. I have a full bottle containing 240 capsules. I'd say that will last me for a little over 2 months!

I will be working out 5-6x week. Strength training 4x week and cardio at least 3x week... I hope! Just going to put it out there, I am not a fan of LISS. I plan to incorporate more sprinting/jump rope training. I also plan to work more on lagging body parts such as my shoulders and legs.

First Impressions:

I took my first scoop of BCAA+SAA Apple Fusion on Sunday prior to jump rope cardio. I also took 3 caps of ALC+CLA with breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Upon opening the BCAA container I got a huge whiff of apples. It's a very fine dust that smelled like granny smith apples. 1 scoop mixed into my shaker cup filled with 10 oz water. After shaking it for a minute *yes, I timed it. I needed the arm workout* I unscrewed the top. No trouble dissolving at all. The taste for me was just OKAY. The apple smell was quite overwhelming but the taste was almost muddled when mixed with water, and it had almost like a coconut-y aftertaste. Next time I will use less water and see if that enhances the flavor a bit. I did notice a slight increase in endurance during my jump rope cardio. I was able to increase by a few reps on exercises. I've done this same workout twice before and it's very challenging. Short but intense tabata/interval style. I was able to finish strong and even finished up with a light jog right after which I would have normally skipped.

Thanks for reading so far and following along. Look forward to exchanging ideas and corresponding with you all

What do you mean just ok !!!! lol to each his own maybe it will taste better for you with more water ....

For some reason I was expecting it to taste like apple juice, but it wasn't like that. It's not bad tasting at all. I'm more of a fruit punch type of girl. Although, I was thinking this could be a nice addition to a glass of chilled apple martini.

For some reason I was expecting it to taste like apple juice, but it wasn't like that. It's not bad tasting at all. I'm more of a fruit punch type of girl. Although, I was thinking this could be a nice addition to a glass of chilled apple martini.

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Most people compared it to apple jolly rancher with more water.

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Awesome to have you logging this. Yeah if you don't like Jolly Rancher you may not like this and yeah, I have had a scoop of this added to a 1.5 shots of vodka shaken with some ice and it makes for quite an apple martini type drink. Let me clarify this is not a FINAFLEX recommendation but a personal experience.

Took the advice in here and mixed my scoop of BCAA with some vodka pre-workout..... all I can say is........

JUST KIDDING! I used 1 scoop in 20 oz water and slammed it down. Tasted better this way IMHO.

Wasn't feeling all that great yesterday so instead of hitting legs I hit the tennis court for ~1 hr. Felt much better today. Hit some new PR's on front squats. Failed at 130 but I'll get it next time! Unracked it fine, but failed coming out of the hole. Also noticing that I am horribly uncoordinated on my right leg during single legged DL's.

Well thats good! A lot of men and women think they have to do insane amounts of cardio in order to get lean, obviously as im sure you know, this isnt the case.

For sure, GT! Well said.

Originally Posted by MrKleen73

Awesome to have you logging this. Yeah if you don't like Jolly Rancher you may not like this and yeah, I have had a scoop of this added to a 1.5 shots of vodka shaken with some ice and it makes for quite an apple martini type drink. Let me clarify this is not a FINAFLEX recommendation but a personal experience.

Hey Kleen! Very glad to have the opportunity to log this.

Originally Posted by jimbuick

Jump rope cardio

How about some horizontal running?

Originally Posted by MrKleen73

Some nice strength even attempting a 130 on front squat eludes to impressive pr's that led up to it.

I'm trying. Not very often that I hit PR's eating at a deficit, but when it does happen it is an awesome feeling!

Originally Posted by snagencyV2.0

ooo lunges after max squat day, nice!

Originally Posted by 3clipseGT

Those lunges after front squats HAD to be brutal. I already cant stand lunges, and if i had to do them after front squats, i wouldnt make it out!

Nice is one way of putting it, lol. I should add I played 1.5 hrs of tennis after lifting. I guess I had more endurance today!

My whole body is sore, specifically my glutes from Tuesday's workout and my back. Today I hit chest and some shoulders. Normally I would have hit back, but my back is still feeling beat up and bruised so I focused on a lagging body part. One thing I like about chest day is that it's a short workout. Total time: 40 minutes.

Once I finished I mixed 1 scoop of BCAA+SAA's with 20 oz of water and chugged it down before hitting the tennis court. Played ~40 minutes of tennis until it became too hot to run after the ball. I could have played for longer were it not for the heat. I was just getting warmed up! Also, got this nagging ear ache that won't go away and now a nice new sunburn to compliment my neck!

Just sitting down now to eat. Popped 1 ALC+CLA and will dose another one for my 2nd meal in a few hours.

My whole body is sore, specifically my glutes from Tuesday's workout and my back. Today I hit chest and some shoulders. Normally I would have hit back, but my back is still feeling beat up and bruised so I focused on a lagging body part. One thing I like about chest day is that it's a short workout. Total time: 40 minutes.

Once I finished I mixed 1 scoop of BCAA+SAA's with 20 oz of water and chugged it down before hitting the tennis court. Played ~40 minutes of tennis until it became too hot to run after the ball. I could have played for longer were it not for the heat. I was just getting warmed up! Also, got this nagging ear ache that won't go away and now a nice new sunburn to compliment my neck!

Just sitting down now to eat. Popped 1 ALC+CLA and will dose another one for my 2nd meal in a few hours.

Thats a lot of work! Very creative workout kix.

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